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Influence of Language Barriers on Postoperative Recovery After Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Understanding health related information is crucial for informed consent and active participation in surgical care. Language barriers between patients and health care professionals pose the risk of misunderstandings and incomplete information exchange. This can significantly impair the quality of health care.
Freya Brodersen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Porcelain gallbladder [PDF]

open access: yesIndian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013
openaire   +2 more sources

Mapping of Preoperative Screening Tools Reveals Urgent Need for Standardization in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Scoping Review

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Although most screening tools are brief, feasible for self‐administration, and freely accessible, none integrated all three domains. Substantial heterogeneity in tools highlights the need for a comprehensive, validated multidomain preoperative screening tool for this population.
Alexandria Paige Petridis   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's and Health Care Professionals' Experiences of Discontinuing Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): A Systematic Review

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is used to manage menopausal symptoms, particularly vasomotor symptoms (VMS). HRT prescribing rates are rising, but most women will eventually discontinue. Objectives To explore the experiences of women stopping HRT, why women restart HRT, and the HCPs advising them. Search Strategy Embase, MEDLINE,
Sarah Bunnewell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
Luke R. Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Outcomes of Reinforced Tension‐Line Sutures Versus Standard Closure Techniques in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The reinforced tension‐line suture (RTLS) technique distributes mechanical stress more evenly than traditional closure when closing a laparotomy wound, potentially reducing incisional hernia (IH) risk. We aimed to compare outcomes of RTLS versus standard closure techniques in patients undergoing laparotomy. Methods Systematic search
Rama H. G. Mikhail   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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